From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG  Sun Jul 11 17:35:14 2004
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3A22516A4CE
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Sun, 11 Jul 2004 17:35:14 +0000 (GMT)
Received: from dsl-mail.kamp.net (mail.kamp-dsl.de [195.62.99.42])
	by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 1E78A43D4C
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Sun, 11 Jul 2004 17:35:13 +0000 (GMT)
	(envelope-from root@pukruppa.de)
Received: (qmail 20872 invoked by uid 513); 11 Jul 2004 17:34:18 -0000
Received: from root@pukruppa.de by dsl-mail by uid 89 with qmail-scanner-1.21 
	Clear:RC:1(213.146.114.24):SA:0(-4.9/5.0):. 
	Processed in 0.77008 secs); 11 Jul 2004 17:34:18 -0000
X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-4.9 required=5.0
Received: from unknown (HELO reverse-213-146-114-24.dialin.kamp-dsl.de)
	(213.146.114.24)
	by dsl-mail.kamp.net with SMTP; 11 Jul 2004 17:34:17 -0000
Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2004 19:35:38 +0200 (CEST)
From: Peter Ulrich Kruppa <root@pukruppa.de>
X-X-Sender: root@pukruppa.net
To: Doug Paquette <dcpaq2@sbcglobal.net>
In-Reply-To: <001301c46767$6770e1c0$0201a8c0@monster2500>
Message-ID: <20040711193049.I1513@pukruppa.net>
References: <001301c46767$6770e1c0$0201a8c0@monster2500>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed
cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: Backing up files
X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1
Precedence: list
List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>,
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>,
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2004 17:35:14 -0000

On Sun, 11 Jul 2004, Doug Paquette wrote:

> Group,
>
> I am extremely new to Free BSD and Im sorry for the probably basic questions but I need to know.
>
> I am installing some mods to my phpbb message board and I have been told to "backup" my stuff before I install these mods incase something should go wrong.
>
> I am wondering what the command line would be to accomplish this?
>
> My current webmaster who has been doing the work for me has been extremely busy the past few weeks and has no time to help me right now so im forced to learn this on my own.
>
> The files he has been creating end in .tar.gz and .bak.
To backup a directory in .tar.gz format you can do
# tar -c directory -f directory.tar
# gzip directory.tar
To decompress and unpack it  do
# tar zxf directory.tar.gz

Regards,

Uli.

>
> Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks much
>
> Doug
> _______________________________________________
> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list
> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions
> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
>
>

 	+---------------------------+
 	|    Peter Ulrich Kruppa    |
         |         Wuppertal         |
         |          Germany          |
         +---------------------------+